Anokhe Amar Shaheed Baba Deep Singh
Synopsis
The film is based on Baba Deep Singh, the great Sikh warrior who made the supreme sacrifice while protecting Golden Temple from Afghans. All roles of Sikhs in “Anokhe Amar Shaheed Baba Deep Singh ji” have been performed by Keshdhari Sikhs. Actors for the Khalsa Army were taken from Bir Khalsa Gatka Dal of Tarn Taran and Amritsar. Even the roles of Sikh women retaliating against the callous enemy were enacted by Sikh women actors. The first cinemascope Punjabi feature film on Sikh history has been produced with a budget of Rs 2.5 crore.
The film portrays two major battles of Baba Deep Singh, who with his Sikh soldiers, warded off Ahmed Shah Abdali’s attempts to take looted jewellery and about 33,000 Hindu and Muslim girls to his country.
A major part of the movie was shot in and around Amritsar apart from Film City in Mumbai, Umargaon in Gujarat and other parts of the state. The Director had a problem locating kutcha houses in Punjab. After much effort, the crew found suitable locations in Durkone village near Khem Karan and on the scenic banks of the river Beas near Goindwal Sahib. Shooting was also done at Hoshiarpur, Talwandi Sabo, Harmandir Sahib, Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh and Pahu Wind in Tarn Taran.
A number of prominent film artistes, music directors, lyricists, cameramen and other technicians offered their services free for the epic. More than 700 artistes and 250 horses were part of the film.He received support from the local Mata Kaulana Bhalai Kendra, a welfare organisation run by renowned Gurbani singer, Bhai Guriqbal Singh.
They have already obtained permission from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to screen the film,” he says
Cast & Crew
Pritam Singh, also from Amritsar, penned the script after consulting various books and experts on the subject. Director of the film Jaswinder Singh Chahal, who now resides in Mumbai, originally hails from Tarn Taran. This is his first movie as a Director after being Assistant Director in various movies. Dara Singh’s son Vindu Singh has performed the role of Abdali’s son Taimur.
Gursewak Singh from Amritsar acted the part of an 11-year old boy who attains martyrdom on the battlefield. The Jathedar marching towards Harmandir Sahib to liberate it from Afghan army following orders from Baba Deep Singh is local artist Jaswant Singh Jass while the role of Baghel Singh was performed by Gurpreet Singh. Other notable local artists are: H.R.D Singh, Gurcharan Singh Sodhi and Amritpal Singh. Sandeep Singh enacted the character of Garhgaj Singh.
Bollywood actor Gurinder Makana acts the role of a Muslim character while Sudesh Laheri is the bhand who exposes Abdali’s follies while cracking jokes and earns his wrath to be put to sword. Bholu Ambarsaria, a comedian and Dolly Saddal performed the role of a Sikh woman who was thrown down from a house by an Afghan soldier
Jaswant Singh
- Singers: Jagjit Singh, Hans Raj Hans, Udit Narayan, Daler Mehandi, Sonu Nigam & Preeti Uttam
- Music: Uttam Singh
Tracks
- Anoke Amar Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji
- Chitti Dudh Chadar - Preeti Uttam
- Rab Da Sohna Roop Hai
- Chitti Dudh Chadar - Jagjit Singh
- Kooch Da Nagara
- Chamki Hain Shamsheer Singh Di
- So Dar Kaisa Chhodiye
